The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-23
ERIN'S GLOOMY OUTLOOK.
DAvITT PREDICTS A WINTER FULL
OF DISORDER.

He Sails For This Country for a Brief
Stay-He is Willing to Serve More
Time in Jail For His Country-A
Military Force Arrives at Mitchells
town.
LONDON, Sept. GA troop of hussars,
detachment OF artillery and large force
of police have arrived at Mitchellstown
Magistrate Eaton has issued d proclama-
tion prohibiting the holding of any public
meetings during the sitting of the Police
Court, stating that any meetings held in
violation of this prohibition win be forci-
bly, dispersed. Copies of the proclama-
ton have been served ON John Dillon
and Thomas p. Condor, Home Ruler
Member of Parliament for East Itinerary,
both of whom are now in Mitchellstown.
Mr.. Dillon has declared his willingness to
address public meeting and to repeat Mr..
O'Brien's conduct in spite Of the govern
ment. A public meeting is being arranged
to hear addresses from Messrs. Dillon and
Condor. A conflict is feared if the Nation
alists persist in carrying out their inten-
tions
A dispatch from Mitchellstown this after
noon states that Messrs. Dillon and Har-
rington have given pledges that no public
political meetings shall be held in Mitchells-
town during the present trial.
DAvIrT SAILS FOR AMERICA.
Michael Davitt sailed from Queenstown
to-day for New York Mr. Davitt says his
visit to America is of private nature and
will be short. Before he left he was inter
viewed by an Associated Press reporter to
whom he said:
"The order for the suppression of the
Irish National League will neither intimi-
date its members, nor, in the least degree,
set back the popular movement. 1t is sim
ply impossible now to crush the movement.
That would mean to put in prison
three-fourths of the people of
in the extreme. look with anxiety upon
the coming winter, believing as | do that
the action of the government will provoke
widespread disorder. If the people tamely
submit to be deprived of the right of public
meeting and freedom of speech they will
show themselves unworthy of home rule.
MUST FIGHT.
''We must fight We must make sacri-
fees for the principle of self-government
have already served nine years in prison.
On returning to Ireland have good pros
poets Of putting in more years in prison. |
believe that every earnest Nationalist is
ready to do the same, 1 never found the
people reader to make sacrifices
for the national cause. / never knew of
any people in the world more reSolute to
carry on a fight. Itwould be infinitely more
agreeable if we were enabled to continue
the struggle in a peaceful constitutional
manner, but the Tory government will not
let us. A policy of deliberate evaporation
has been determined upon by the Salisbury
ministry. Upon them rests the responsibility
for coming events. By far the worst feature
of the present situation, is the governments
plan of resorting to the worst kind of coer-
cion in the interests of the landlords. They
admit that the present dual ownership
ought to be abolished. They recognize that
the existing system is a complete failure
yet the movement of the Irish leaders to re-
form land tenure, is declared illegal, and
they themselves are denounced as crimi-
nalSn
THREATENS TO RESIGN.
William j. Evelyn, Conservative mem
ber of Parliament for Deptford, threatens
to resign his seat in the House of Commons
rather than support the governments cruel
measures in Ireland Mr.. Smith, the
government leader in the House of Com
mons, has written Mr.. Evelyn a letter
promising that full inquiry shall be made
into the Mitchellstown affair
EDITORS DEFIANT.
DUBLIN, Sept. 22.-The weekly Nation
alist papers throughout Ireland publish the
usual reports of the proceedings of the
various local branches of the league despite
the fact that under the terms of the new
crimes act the editors are liable to imprison
ment for publishing the reports, which
TEEN with violent denunciations of the gov
ernment.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin has issued an
appeal for funds to defend and sustain a
large number of political prisoners it is ex-
pected will soon be i'll Jail under the coercion
act.
GoADING THE PEOPLE.
United Ireland publishes the text of the
official circular issued by the Irish gov
ernment to the police in 1880 respecting the
line of conduct they were to pursue with
respect to league meetings. This circular
directs that where government reporters
attend such meetings the officers
in charge of the police present
shall request of the chairman of the meet.
ings accommodations for reporters on the
platforms. If the requests be granted. the
circular makes plain, police escorts, armed
with batons are unnecessary. In view of
this, United Ireland accuses the govern
ment of breaking the rules at Mitchellstown
with the deliberate object OF goading the
people
During the evictions at Gweedore to-day
there was sharp encounter between the
police and mob Of natives, in which batons
were freely used.
ENGLISH MEMBERS SPEAK.
A deputation of English Members of
Parliament visited Youghal to-day, where
they were welcomed by 1000 persons. Sew
eral speeches were made, in which the
speakers denounced the action of the police
at Mitchellstown. A government reporter
was present.
Several English delegates delivered ad-
dresses at a meeting in Cork this evening,
held under the auspices of the league, the
Mayor presiding. A small sum was charged
for admission, and the proceeds will be de-
voted to a fund for the relief of the fami-
lies of the victims Of the affray at Mitchells-
town.
Purses Made of Human Hide.
PARIS, Sept % The story is confirmed
that after the execution of Pranzini, certain
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